School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
25th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1976
All-time low
0.7905 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
47
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates stood at 1.06 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7905 GPIA, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.1 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 1.18 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 1.07 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9754 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9028 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.928 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9268 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8597 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7905 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8159 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9141 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9406 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9164 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9189 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9403 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9002 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8951 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9714 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9477 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9777 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9775 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +8.6% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8814 GPIA | 0.7905 GPIA | 0.9754 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9291 GPIA | 0.8951 GPIA | 0.9714 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9477 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in United Arab Emirates was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7905 GPIA in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release